Define a sentence tabulation style in the sentence structure guidelines.

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Define tabulation formatting and tabulation usage in the sentence structure guidelines., CC ID: 06128

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In the sentence style, (i) the item is paragraphed and its margin is indented; (ii) the 1st word in each item in the list is lowercase (unless a proper noun); (iii) each item (other than the last item) ends with a comma or semicolon; and (iv) the conjunction ''and'' or ''or'' appears at the end of t… (§ 351(d)(1)(A), House Legislative Counsel's Manual on Drafting Style, 104th Congress, 1st Session)
The second style of tabulation is known as sentence style. This style is best envisioned by thinking of asentence with a series of elements where each element is given a line of its own, where each element hassome type of designation before it, and where the commas are replaced with semicolons. Use … (Ch 2.C(17), Form and Style Manual for Legislative Measures, Sep 23, 1999)
Because of the way laws are amended in Maine, consistency of form within a section is very important. A law written largely in paragraph form should remain in that form. If such a law is later amended to include some language in outline form, the instrument adding the new language or amending the ol… (Part III Ch 1 § 5.C(1), Maine Legislative Drafting Manual, 1st Edition)